State Fire Service
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Państwowa Straż Pożarna PSP | |
State Fire Service headquarters in Warsaw | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 July 1992 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Poland |
Headquarters | Warsaw |
Parent agency | Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland) |
Website | http://www.straz.gov.pl/ |
State Fire Service (Polish: Państwowa Straż Pożarna, PSP) is a professional fire fighting (24h) service of Poland. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. The history of fire fighting services in Poland dates to the medieval times. The modern State Fire Service is based on the 1992 legislation.
State Fire Service covers the entire territory of Poland. In all the second-level units of local government and administration in Poland - powiat (county, district) -, fire brigades operate district headquarters (Komenda Powiatowa Państwowej Straży Pożarnej), city headquarters in bigger cities (Komenda Miejska Państwowej Straży Pożarnej) with command posts and dispatch centers alongside one or several fire stations (Jednostka Ratowniczo-Gaśnicza JRG). They are subject to 16 provincial headquarters (Komenda Wojewódzka Państwowej Straży Pożarnej).
Professional firefighters (PSP) respond immediately after the alarm and are often assisted by volunteers associated in Voluntary Fire Service (Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna, OSP) with more than 15 700 fire stations in nearly every bigger settlement.
Structure
- National Headquarters of the State Fire Service (Warsaw)
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Białystok
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Gdańsk
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Katowice
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Kielce
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Kraków
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Lublin
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Łódź
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Olsztyn
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Opole
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Poznań
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Rzeszów
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Szczecin
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Toruń
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Warszawa
- Voivodeship Headquarters in Wrocław
Each Voivodeship Headquarters supervises District Headquarters (335 in 2019) and fire-fighting units.
The State Fire Service operates 5 fire academies:
- Main School of Fire Service
- Central School of State Fire Service in Częstochowa
- School of Aspirants of the State Fire Service in Kraków
- School of Aspirants of the State Fire Service in Poznań
- Non-commissioned Officers School of the State Fire Service in Bydgoszcz
Voluntary Fire Service
In Poland local inhabitants may create a Voluntary Fire Department (Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna, OSP) under proper law. Such departments may receive financial assistance from the government for purchasing equipment or training the staff. In certain areas of Poland almost every town and village has a volunteer fire department. Volunteer fire departments are usually fully integrated into the state emergency system (Krajowy System Ratowniczo-Gaśniczy, KSRG). Any call to the fire emergency number is routed to the nearest State Fire Service (PSP) station in powiat (Komenda Powiatowa PSP) that coordinates the forces in the area. After the alarm, the volunteers arrive to the fire station and then respond to the emergency.
Ranks and rank insignia
I corps - enlisted rank | |
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Strażak Firefighter Private E1 |
Starszy strażak Senior firefighter Private E2 |
II corps - non-commissioned officers | ||||
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Sekcyjny Squad Leader Private First Class |
Starszy sekcyjny Senior Squad Leader Specialist |
Młodszy ogniomistrz Junior Firemaster Corporal |
Ogniomistrz Firemaster Staff-Sergeant |
Starszy ogniomistrz Senior Firemaster Sergeant 1st Class |
III corps - aspirants | |||
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Młodszy aspirant Junior Aspirant Sergeant 1st Class |
Aspirant Aspirant Master Sergeant |
Starszy aspirant Senior Aspirant Sergeant-Major |
Aspirant sztabowy Staff Aspirant Command Sergeant Major |
IV corps - junior officers | ||
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Młodszy kapitan Junior Captain Second Lieutenant |
Kapitan Captain Lieutenant |
Starszy kapitan Senior Captain Captain |
V corps - senior officers | ||
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Młodszy brygadier Junior Brigadier Major |
Brygadier Brigadier Lieutenant Colonel |
Starszy brygadier Senior Brigadier Colonel |
VI corps - generals | |
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Nadbrygadier Chief Brigadier Brigadier General |
Generał brygadier Brigadier General Major General |
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Firefighters from State Fire Service (PSP, JRG) use red helmets. Firefighters from Voluntary Fire Service (OSP) use white helmets.
See also
- Ochotnicza straż pożarna w Polsce Volunteer Fire Brigade (Polish)
- Warsaw Fire Guard (Defunct)
- Zakładowa straż pożarna Factory Fire Guards (Polish)
References
- ^ ROZPORZĄDZENIE RADY MINISTRÓW z dnia 24 kwietnia 2012 r. w sprawie stopni wojskowych, Straży Granicznej, Biura Ochrony Rządu, Służby Celnej, Państwowej Straży Pożarnej, Agencji Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego, Agencji Wywiadu, Służby Wywiadu Wojskowego i Służby Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego odpowiadających stopniom policyjnym 2016-10-15.
External links
- Official homepage, English language version